[SCoPE] LAK11: Statistics :(

If anyone else is as rusty as me on stats methods, I've found a couple of links to 'explain' the difference between Bayesian analysis and logistic progression:

http://www.upa.pdx.edu/IOA/newsom/da2/ho_logistic.pdf
http://adm.wustl.edu/media/working/bayes.pdf

My personal challenge for next week is to actually understand what I've found and then figure out when I really need to know which method has been used and why. It could be a tough week ;)

Re: Statistics :(

by Apostolos Koutropoulos - Friday, 28 January 2011, 6:39 AM

Thanks for the links!
It's been a while since I've done stats (6 years I think...). It might be a tough week, but definitely rewarding :-)

Re: Statistics :(

by George Siemens - Friday, 28 January 2011, 8:03 AM

Hi Gillian - I've been tracking stats methods and stats sources for several years: http://www.diigo.com/user/gsiemens/stats?type=all

The last several stats links are from Nicola Avery...great resources!

Re: Statistics :(

by Gillian Palmer - Friday, 28 January 2011, 10:15 AM

Thanks, George, appreciated. And Nicola is, I think, only just a few miles away...
Gillian

Re: Statistics :(

by Nicola Avery - Saturday, 29 January 2011, 11:04 AM

Hi Gillian - Reading is not far, if you ever want to meet up, please let me know via Twitter or wherever.

I am also still grappling with statistics - my sister works with them (she did ask around her office about statistics lectures but no one could remember and she learnt on paper mostly) I got used to asking her questions instead of actually learning as in doing them so I am totally with you re finding out exactly what they mean and how to interpret.

Just remembered one from economics (sorry don't have from anywhere else) is Peter Bernstein explaining risk and probability

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1ETj8_ggxns